Greenwich 2000: SPORT

<body stylesrc="index.htm" background="http://greenwich2000.net/im/bw.gif" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <blockquote> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="80%"> <tr> <td width="50%"><a href="../index.html"><font color="#000000" size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong>Greenwich2000</strong></font></a> <font color="#000000" size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong>> Sport Channel</strong></font></td> <td align="right" width="50%"><font color="#8000FF" size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><strong>For improved navigation please use the</strong></font> <a href="index.html" target="_top"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong>FRAMES VERSION</strong></font></a></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="left"> <table border="1" cellpadding="2" width="90%" background="../ad/purple-b2.jpg" bgcolor="#800080"> <tr> <td width="100%"><strong><font color="#FFFF00" size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">The Greenwich 2000 Network -</font> <font color="#FFFF00" size="2"></font><font color="#00FFFF" size="1" face="Times New Roman"><em>Setting the standards for the new millennium</em></font></strong></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="left"> <table border="2" cellpadding="2" width="90%" background="green-b4.jpg" bgcolor="#008000"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font color="#FFFF00" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong>Sport Channel = London Marathon + Rugby + Golf + Hockey + Soccer</strong></font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p></p> <h2 align="left"><font color="#000080" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong>Sport in Greenwich & Blackheath</strong></font></h2> <h4 align="left"><font color="#008000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong>A long line of sporting firsts</strong></font></h4> <p align="left"> </p> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="5" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="80%"> <tr> <td align="center" width="50%" background="green-b4.jpg" bgcolor="#008000"> <p align="center"><font color="#FFFF00" size="4" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong>Welcome to the Greenwich 2000</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#FFFF00" size="7" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong>Sport Channel</strong></font></p> </td> <td align="center" width="50%" bgcolor="#000000"> <font color="#FFFF00" size="4" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong>Start of the</strong></font> <a href="marathon/index.htm"><font color="#FFFF00" size="4" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong>London Marathon</strong></font></a><font color="#FFFF00" size="4" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong><br> The Worlds Biggest Marathon</strong></font> <p><font color="#FFFF00" size="4" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong><br> Home of the Worlds Oldest Golf, Rugby & Hockey Clubs</strong></font><font color="#FFFF00" size="5" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong><br></strong></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p align="left"> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong><img src="http://greenwich2000.net/im/bulletredball.gif" alt="Greenwich2000 - Sport Football London Marathon Kites Hockey Rugby" align="middle" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="25" height="13"></strong></font><a href="marathon/index.htm"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong>Marathon</strong></font></a></h3> <blockquote> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">The</font> <a href="marathon/index.htm"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">London Marathon</font></a> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">- The World's biggest race starts on Blackheath and Greenwich Park</font></li> </ul> <p> </p> </blockquote> <h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong><img src="http://greenwich2000.net/im/bulletredball.gif" alt="Greenwich2000 - Sport Football London Marathon Kites Hockey Rugby" align="middle" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="25" height="13">Soccer</strong></font></h3> <blockquote> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">- Hold the record for England's biggest football crowd</font></li> <li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Three Blackheath clubs (Blackheath, Perceval House (Blackheath) and Blackheath Proprietary School) helped start the</font> <a href="history/sport-soccer-fahistory.htm"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Football Association</font></a> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">(of England) - The Blackheath club then left when hacking was banned!</font></li> </ul> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">originally started in Woolwich in 1886 and was intially known as Dial Square. It soon became known as Royal Arsenal which it remained as until 1891.</font></li> <li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">A pig farm was among the local venues used until the club moved to the Invicta Ground at Plumstead in 1890. The club became professional as Woolwich Arsenal in 1891.</font></li> <li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">In 1913, despite vociferous local opposition, the club moved to Highbury in North London.</font></li> </ul> </blockquote> <h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong><img src="http://greenwich2000.net/im/bulletredball.gif" alt="Greenwich2000 - Sport Football London Marathon Kites Hockey Rugby" align="middle" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="25" height="13">Rugby</strong></font></h3> <blockquote> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Blackheath Rugby Club - oldest in the land</font></li> <li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">The first England International Rugby Team was chosen at the Princess of Wales pub in Blackheath</font></li> </ul> </blockquote> <h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong><img src="http://greenwich2000.net/im/bulletredball.gif" alt="Greenwich2000 - Sport Football London Marathon Kites Hockey Rugby" align="middle" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="25" height="13">Hockey</strong></font></h3> <blockquote> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">- oldest in the World!</font></li> </ul> </blockquote> <h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong><img src="http://greenwich2000.net/im/bulletredball.gif" alt="Greenwich2000 - Sport Football London Marathon Kites Hockey Rugby" align="middle" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="25" height="13">Golf</strong></font></h3> <blockquote> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">A wealth of golf courses including...</font></li> <li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">The oldest golf club in England - The Royal Blackheath Golf Club</font></li> </ul> </blockquote> <h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong><img src="http://greenwich2000.net/im/bulletredball.gif" alt="Greenwich2000 - Sport Football London Marathon Kites Hockey Rugby" align="middle" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="25" height="13"></strong></font><a href="today/baseball.htm"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong>Baseball</strong></font></a></h3> <blockquote> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Greenwich even has a youth baseball team that's going places</font></li> </ul> </blockquote> <h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong><img src="http://greenwich2000.net/im/bulletredball.gif" alt="Greenwich2000 - Sport Football London Marathon Kites Hockey Rugby" align="middle" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="25" height="13">Kites</strong></font></h3> <blockquote> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Blackheath is a major centre for kite-flying particularly at weekends</font></li> </ul> </blockquote> <p> </p> <h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><strong><img src="http://greenwich2000.net/im/bulletredball.gif" alt="Greenwich2000 - Sport Football London Marathon Kites Hockey Rugby" align="middle" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="25" height="13"></strong></font></h3> <blockquote> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Not forgetting that most English of sports, cricket. <strong>Blackheath Wanderers Cricket Club</strong> - founded 1886. South Thames League Champions 1990, Arthur Phebey Cup Winners 1996. New site.</font></li> </ul> <p> </p> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="5" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" width="90%" bgcolor="#008000" bordercolor="#808000" bordercolordark="#808080" bordercolorlight="#008000"> <tr> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="95%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <h1 align="center"><a href="index.htm"><font face="Verdana,Arial, Helvetica" size="5"><strong>Sport Channel</strong></font></a></h1> <h1 align="center"><font face="Verdana,Arial, Helvetica" size="4"><strong><a href="marathon/index.htm">London Marathon</a></strong>:<br></font> <font size="3" face="Verdana,Arial, Helvetica"><a href="marathon/marathon-photos.htm">Photo Trip</a> - <a href="marathon/marathon-charities.htm">Charities</a> - <a href="marathon/marathon-facts.htm">Did you know?</a> - <a href="marathon/marathon-live.htm">Live Photos</a> - <a href="marathon/marathon-links.htm">Marathon links</a> - <a href="marathon/marathon-books.htm">Books</a> - <a href="marathon/marathon-map.htm">Course Map</a> - <a href="marathon/marathon-miles.htm">Mile Markers</a></font></h1> <h1 align="center"><font size="3" face="Verdana,Arial, Helvetica"><strong><a href="history/sport-soccer-fahistory.htm">Soccer</a> | Rugby | Hockey | Golf | <a href="today/baseball.htm">Baseball</a> | Kites</strong></font></h1> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p align="center"> </p> <h2 align="center"><font color="#000080" face="Verdana,Arial, Helvetica">Blackheath & Greenwich<br> First for sport</font></h2> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"><font color="#004000" face="Verdana,Arial, Helvetica"><strong>If you buy or sell world class sports wear why not advertise here?</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana,Arial, Helvetica">email: <a href="mailto:sales98@www.greenwich2000.com">sales98@www.greenwich2000.com</a></font></p> <blockquote> <h1 align="center"><font size="4" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Thank you you for visiting Greenwich 2000!<br></font> <font size="2" 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